Kompany says Bayern hungry for silverware
Vincent Kompany said his Bayern Munich side is showing all the right signs to avenge its disappointing 2023-2024 season after another dominant Bundesliga display.
Kompany watched on as his team thrashed Hoffenheim 5-0, maintaining its four-point lead at the summit over defending champion Bayer Leverkusen.
Leroy Sane scored either side of half-time, with Raphael Guerreiro, Harry Kane and Serge Gnabry all on target to seal a 13th league win of the campaign.
Bayern is aiming to retain its Bundesliga crown after finishing third behind Stuttgart and Leverkusen last year, the first time in 11 years it had failed to win the title.
Bayern was also dumped out of the DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup and the Champions League, ensuring the club's first trophyless season since 2011-2012.
Kompany, who replaced Thomas Tuchel as Bayern's manager in May last year, believes his side is showing the hunger and reaction to win trophies this season.
"I am happy with our performance and the mentality of the team," Kompany said. "We defended aggressively and played a good game. We must keep it up.
"We are showing in every game that we are hungry and showing a reaction after last season. We have to keep at it."
Bayern has won its last three Bundesliga games after a defeat to Mainz in December, its first of the 2024-2025 campaign.
Kompany's side has impressed for most of the season. It has scored more goals (53) than any team in the Bundesliga, while also conceding a league-low (13).
Since a 0-1 defeat at Hansa Rostock in December 2001, Bayern is unbeaten in its last 23 Bundesliga games to close the first half of the season (won 17, drawn six).
Kompany's side finished the first half of the season at the summit of the standings for the 27th time in German top-flight history.
In 23 of the first 26 instances, they have gone on to be crowned champions, including the last nine times in a row. The last time they surrendered such a lead was to Borussia Dortmund in the 2011-2012 season.
"We approached this game with a lot of respect for the opponents," Kompany added on Bayern's victory over Hoffenheim.
"For us, it was not that we thought it would be easy, but we have a lot of good players, and today we showed joy for the game."
